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Peter Singer on Consequentialism

Philosophy Bites

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Peter singer is arguably the world's most famous living philosopher. Known especially for his contributions to debates about poverty and animal welfare. Consequentialism is the view that whether an action is right depends on its consequences. So in thinking about how we ought to live, we should be focusing on the consequences of the way we're living.

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